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  1. SGraham
    The full moon photo is very nice, but that photo of the blood moon is spectacular! Wow, I've got to stay up for the next one. I just plain forgot and fell asleep for this one. Steve
  2. SGraham
    Did you take those, Andy? Steve
  3. SGraham
    We had a totally clear sky and I missed it. I was told it was more of a grayish orange rather than a blood red. Oh well, there will be another in six months.
  4. SGraham
    Thanks for sharing the pics, Joe. That ship has lovely, lovely lines. Steve
  5. SGraham
    Nice scuppers, Jesse. Very nice. Steve
  6. SGraham
    Those decks look great. I like the variations in color and the gleam when viewed from just the right angle. They look used--not fresh from the showroom floor. This ship is really coming together. Thanks for sharing the pics. Steve
  7. SGraham
    I'm looking forward to seeing the deck after treatment. Steve
  8. SGraham
    Great sawdust collection, Jesse! Your Maid is looking drop-dead gorgeous! I've found that the only sawdust-as-fillers I can't see at all are ebony and dark oily woods like rosewood, teak, desert ironwood, etc. Steve
  9. SGraham
    That's some precision fitting of the waterways. Looking very good. What stain did you use for your decking? Steve
  10. SGraham
    Thanks for the kind words, Sam and J. Lots of learning involved and some more splinters for my scrap pile. I've got company coming tomorrow, so the deck will have to stay unfinisherd at least until the weekend. Are you guys going to stay up to get a look at the blood moon tomorrow night? Steve
  11. SGraham
    One more plank to go on the starboard side of the deck. If the waterway there looks a little ragged, that's because it is. I glued in a plank that was too narrow and proceeded to munch up things a bit getting it out. Here are some pics. Steve
  12. SGraham
    That's a good idea, David. I've got one of those and will give it a try. Steve
  13. SGraham
    Still joggling away... The little mark on the second plank from the left is what happens when your knife blade breaks from being pushed too hard. Oh well, it's going to be under the starboard cathead...I hope. Ahem...make that the port cathead.
  14. SGraham
    Thank J and Jesse. I've gotten a couple more joggled planks done now. It's just a little bit easier than I expected it would be--and a lot more fun than hull planking. Steve
  15. SGraham
    Thanks, Dave and Bindy!
  16. SGraham
    Thanks Sam. Using a knife instead of a pencil for layout is a great idea. Steve
  17. SGraham
    Then I repeated the process to the left of the center plank. And there's my first joggle. Other than the short planks, I'm pretty happy with how it came out. I learned that it really helps to have a sharp pencil and sharp knife blades. Thanks for reading! Steve
  18. SGraham
    Next, I addressed the joggled plank at the starboard side of the center. It's really short. I probably should have just made the plank behind it longer, but it is what it is. I measured a piece of planking that would extend from the plank behind it to the middle or so of the margin plank at the inside edge. After a short perpendicular leg, the outside edge tapers down to meet the lower edge of the margin plank. After cutting out the plank, I used it as a template to mark where to cut the margin plank. I made sure to cut inside the marks to make up for the thickness of the pencil lead.
  19. SGraham
    Next, I added a plank on the starboard side of the center plank. It begins at the first station aft of the bow. Then I did the same on the port side of the center plank. After that, I ran these two rows of planks all the way aft to the transom.
  20. SGraham
    So, it's time to get joggling. I looked up a discussion on margin planks in the planking section and found some helpful tips. I first laid a center plank and then measuring from the bow end of this plank, marked off lines 24mm apart. These will be the stations where the planks will begin. They're 120mm long, by the way. I'm doing a 5-plank pattern. I have no idea why--it's the first time I've tried this and I've got to start somewhere. Here's the sub deck marked and ready to go with a big fat margin plank to give me lots of room to joggle. Steve
  21. SGraham
    A styrofoam cup! Why didn't I think of that? Thanks for posting that photo. Steve
  22. SGraham
    I'll precut the tapers into the deck planks and then notch the margin plank to take them as I go. Doesn't sound too hard, but that's how it is with this hobby. You get pulled along by appearances. How many of us would have bought a kit that advertised, "For only $79.95 you can build this ship four times over and have thousands of hours of fun"? Steve
  23. SGraham
    Thanks J. I've got the margin plank glued in place and am busy cutting 120mm planks. When I've got a pile I'll start joggling. Sounds odd, don't it? Steve
  24. SGraham
    Still inching along. Here's the sole of the keel made from an odd scrap of very dark mahogany. It's the color of black walnut but it's really soft. It still may need some thinning. I made a dulcimer from this stuff and wasn't impressed with how it sounded. Still, it's pretty--which is all moot anyway since it's going to get painted. But on my next build, I'd like to make a dark keel sole from this stuff and leave it unpainted. Also, I've begun fitting the margin plank. Although the plans do not call for it, I'd like to try joggling the deck planking--if that's what it's called. I'm making the margin plank from maple. It'll add a subtle contrast with the plain vanilla deck planking. I'm using green card stock to make patterns for the curves.
  25. SGraham
    It's fun watching the waxing Moon! Steve

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